Day 1

 

Introduction to Business Analysis (BA) and BA roles

What do Business Analysts do?

BA certifications and certifying bodies

Key concepts and terms

Introduction to BABOK and the 6 Knowledge Areas

Software Development Life Cycle - Waterfall and Agile methodologies

Business Requirements, Stakeholder Requirements, Solution and Transition Requirements

Introduction to a Fictional project (case study)

Overview - Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

Defining Problem Statement and Scope of the overall solution

Analysing Current State (AS IS) and Defining Future State (TO BE)

Running requirement workshops

Conducting Stakeholder interviews and doing Observations

Requirements modelling and analysis

Making Swimlane/Activity diagrams (BPMN/UML), Mind Maps, Decision Tables and Data Flow Diagrams

Writing Functional requirements

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Day 2 (Half day)

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Writing Agile User stories and Acceptance criteria

Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)

Writing and measuring Non-functional requirements (NFRs)

How to enter the Business Analysis job market *Bonus content

Tips for writing resume (showcasing analysis skills) *Bonus content

Preparing for BA interview (sample questions) *Bonus content